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Children attended session three of Forest Schools and had the added bonus of doing the activities in the snow. The children are so confident at relaying how to stay safe in the woodlands. It has been brilliant to see the children’s confidence has grown in the space of...

We had a fabulous week in our 2 year provision last week for world book week. The story we focused on was one of the children's favourites, 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' by Eric Carle. We read then acted out the story with the children every day, they enjoyed curling...

The children in FS2 had a fantastic World Book Day! The children came to school dressed up as their favourite characters from stories and in their comfy pyjamas! This year we focused on the book 'Elmer' by David McKee. We shared the story together and talked about...

As part of session two the children at forest schools recapped how to stay safe in the woodlands. In order to build the children’s confidence, they completed two activities from the previous week. They explored the woodlands and then found their name cards that were...

The children in Reception had a fantastic time at forest schools. They were taught how to stay safe in the woodlands and spot potential hazards. They also looked at staying within certain boundaries. The children were then given time to explore the woodlands and use...

The school councils from Royd Nursery Infant School and Deepcar St John's CE Junior School visited Stocksbridge Town Council as part of this academic year's elections. The children discussed a range of things that they felt were important to them and the local...

Year 1 and Year 2 children have enjoyed an afternoon of celebrating children's talents in our 'Royd's Got Talent' show. Some children displayed amazing courage and bravery getting up on stage and we saw performances such as singing, gymnastics, dancing, telling jokes...

The Sheffield Children's University Passport to Learning newsletter which includes details of activities happening across the city during the February half term holidays is now available! You find a copy of the newsletter attached to the email, but here is a link to...

Royd Nursery Infant School were absolutely honoured to host a special assembly for Jackie to celebrate her being awarded a British Empire Medal. Jackie shared with the children her letter from King Charles III and the newspaper article that reported why she had...

The internet is a superb tool to use when used safely. However, if not used properly it can be extremely dangerous. As part of safety week a member of the Online Safety Team for Sheffield supported the school in delivering a talk to our pupils. Whilst we encourage...

As part of safety week a nurse visited Royd. Following on from the nurses visit we discussed with the children the importance of being able to dial 999 in the event of an emergency. Please spend time with your child showing them...

As we all know Jackie does a fabulous job of keeping our children safe when crossing the road. As part of safety week Jackie came into school to deliver a workshop for our children. There were a number of children that commented that they cross further down and don't...

Children at Royd are currently taking part in a 'safety week' where a range of people will be visiting school including the police, paramedics, lollipop lady and an online safety worker. This week a member of the fire service visited us. They told us that it was...

Well done children on achieving 96.5% attendance and punctuality in the Autumn term. Having high attendance has a vast amount of benefits. 78.7% of children that have 100% attendance go on to achieve 5+ GCSEs including English and Maths. Setting good attendance...

A huge congratulations to Jacqueline (Jackie) on being awarded a British Empire Medal for services to the community. We are very proud of your achievements Jackie! The Star reported “Also recognised by King Charles III in his first New Year’s Honours since ascending...

In Autumn 2 the children in Key Stage 1 have learnt all about 'Incarnation: the birth of Jesus” as part of Religious Education. They have explored the religion Christianity and learnt about the meaning behind Christmas. The children know that Christians believe...

A huge thank you to all that attended the Key Stage 1 Christmas performance. It meant the world to the children that they could perform for you. We hope that you enjoyed the musical aspect combined with the story of the “Hoity Toity Angel” who always creates lots of...

This half term, class 7's indoor PE focus has been around 'dance'.  Through dance, children develop a greater range of movement whilst developing the ability to work within different spaces. They learn to interpret the effect their movement has on the world around...